Nimrod Allen III
Nimrod Allen III was a 2012 candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin. He lost in the general election.[1]
Biography
Allen graduated from the Hawaii Pacific University. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in Iraq and Afgahnistan. He founded the I.D.E.A (Independent Democratic Enforcement Alliance) party. He started Wellen LLC, a consulting firm and he is implenting WI-Food which focuses on taking unused urban real estate and using them to provide fresh healthy food in communities that struggle with access to healthy foods.[2]
Elections
2012
Allen ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Wisconsin. In his campaign filing he listed his party affiliation as I.D.E.A.[3] He lost to Tammy Baldwin (D) in the general election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Tammy Baldwin |
51.5% | 1,547,104 | |
| Republican | Tommy Thompson | 45.9% | 1,380,126 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Kexel | 2.1% | 62,240 | |
| Independent | Nimrod Allen III | 0.5% | 16,455 | |
| N/A | Write-ins | 0% | 113 | |
| Total Votes | 3,006,038 | |||
| Source: U.S. House Clerk "2012 Election Statistics" | ||||
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Nimrod + Allen + Wisconsin + Senate"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
External links
- Official Campaign Website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Idea Politics -- affiliated website
- Wisconsin For Us, Interview with Nimrod Allen
- VETransfer.org, Nimrod Allen Announces his Senate Campaign
- Examiner.com, "Milwaukee Vet runs for US Senate as independent," August 24, 2012
- Firstpost, "Nimrod Allen III for US Senate"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN "Wisconsin Senate Race - 2012 Election Center"
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia on August 1, 2012.
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed June 9, 2012
